Chapter 81: Absolutely First-Class Acting
Hearing the knock on the door, Qu Feiyan first glanced at Chu Qinghe.
Facing Qu Feiyan's gaze, Chu Qinghe rolled his eyes and said, "Why are you looking at me? Go and take a look!"
As soon as this answer came out, Qu Feiyan also knew that Chu Qinghe had not bought anything again.
He immediately stood up, tapped the ground with his toes and jumped to the entrance of the inner courtyard.
Ten or so breaths later, when Qu Feiyan returned, there was an envelope in his hand.
"Sir, someone just delivered it to me, saying it was for you."
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe raised his hand, took the envelope handed over by Qu Feiyan and opened it.
There was not much in the letter, just a few lines.
"On the sixth day of the eleventh month, at the first quarter of the day, the Hulong Villa's spy named Gui Hai Yidao appeared in Longyue City. That night, two Yihua Palace disciples disappeared in Longyue City."
"On the 9th day of the eleventh month, at 3:30 pm, three elders of the Sun Moon Divine Cult appeared in Yushui City."
"On the eighth day of the eleventh month, at the time of Shen, the news of the death of a disciple of Yihua Palace was reported to Yihua Palace."
"On the ninth day of the eleventh month, at the end of the hour of Hai, the bodies of two disciples of the Yihua Palace appeared in the small courtyard in the north of the city where the disciples of the Sun and Moon Sect stayed."
Qu Feiyan came close to Chu Qinghe and looked at the few lines of small words on the letter, muttering to herself as she read.
As Qu Feiyan read out the contents of the letter word by word, Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai, who were practicing nearby, both looked serious and moved to Chu Qinghe's side, their eyes fixed on the paper in Chu Qinghe's hand.
After a few breaths, Dongfang Bubai narrowed his eyes slightly as he glanced at the small words on the note.
Yao Yue, who was standing next to him, also frowned slightly, with a cold look in her eyes.
Instead, Chu Qinghe glanced at Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue.
Before this, Chu Qinghe was wondering how Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue could appear in Yu Shui City.
Now it seems that it is not a simple coincidence.
After a few breaths, Dongfang Bubai looked at Qu Feiyan and asked, "Who sent this letter?"
Qu Feiyan said: "A little kid holding a candied haws."
"Child?"
Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue both frowned when they heard this, obviously not satisfied with this answer.
Chu Qinghe on the side curled his lips and thought to himself, "What a waste of effort."
Noticing Chu Qinghe's expression, Dongfang Bubai looked at Chu Qinghe and asked, "Do you know who sent this letter?"
Qinghe said calmly: "Who else could it be? Those two from yesterday?"
Qu Feiyan was stunned for a moment, then immediately responded and said, "Those two from yesterday? Sir, are you talking about the two old men who told fortunes?"
Chu Qinghe said softly: "If there are no accidents, it should be."
Sometimes, a small circle has its own advantages.
At least, it will be much easier to investigate.
After much thought, the only ones who can meet this requirement are the two grandmasters from yesterday.
In comparison, at this moment, Chu Qinghe's thoughts were not about the contents of the envelope, but about the two old men from yesterday.
While thinking, Chu Qinghe was quickly checking out some people in his mind.
Looking at Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue's reactions at this moment, we can tell who is behind this, but the two women haven't found out the identity yet.
You have to know that the identities and status of Dongfang Bubai and the other person are there.
Taking into account the things that both the Sun Moon Sect and the Yihua Palace have not been able to find out, it is enough to show the power behind the person who sent this letter.
Therefore, based on this situation and the image, temperament and cultivation of the two people yesterday, Chu Qinghe has locked on two candidates in his mind.
Thinking about it, Chu Qinghe shook his head.
"This Yu Shui City has become a Feng Shui treasure land. At this time of year, these two people are unexpectedly in Yu Shui City."
Listening to Chu Qinghe's words, Qu Feiyan asked curiously, "Who are those two old men? Why would they send such news for no reason?"
Chu Qinghe shook his head and said, "I don't know. Maybe he is just free, or maybe he has other intentions."
Qu Feiyan asked, "Sir, aren't you worried?"
Chu Qinghe said calmly: "When worrying is useless, then stop worrying."
Chu Qinghe looked at Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue and said, "This news should be true."
As the voice came out, Qu Feiyan touched his chin and muttered, "Looking at the news in this letter, it's obvious that the Hulong Villa is framing and deliberately provoking the Sun Moon Divine Sect and Yihua Palace! But, is it aimed at the Sun Moon Divine Sect or the Yihua Palace?"
As he spoke, Qu Feiyan shifted his gaze towards Chu Qinghe.
Facing Qu Feiyan's gaze, Chu Qinghe said unhappily: "Why are you looking at me? If you want to ask anything, you should ask them two."
Hearing this, Dongfang Bubai glanced at Yaoyue and said, "They are probably coming for Yihua Palace."
In response to what Dongfang Bubai said, Yao Yue frowned but did not refute.
Obviously, Yao Yue also deduced other things from this piece of news.
Only Xiao Zhao standing aside had a bewildered look on his face.
Noticing Xiao Zhao's confusion, Qu Feiyan took the initiative to explain, "Although Tiedan Shenhou is in charge of Hulong Villa and is the uncle of the Ming Emperor, he is extremely powerful. If he wants to take action against Sister Dongfang's Sun Moon Sect, although it will be a bit troublesome, it is not a difficult task. There is no need to hide like this, unless the other party's target is not the Sun Moon Sect itself."
After Qu Feiyan's explanation, Xiao Zhao also understood.
Then he couldn't help but look at Qu Feiyan with some admiration, as if he was praising Qu Feiyan's intelligence for being able to understand the problem so quickly.
Under Xiao Zhao's gaze, Qu Feiyan raised her chin, her face full of pride.
After determining Zhu Wushi's target, Dongfang Bubai sneered and said, "What's funny is that some people almost got used as guns."
After confirming the real murderer and the mastermind behind the murder of Yihua Palace's disciples, Yao Yue's expression did not improve.
There was a cold light in his eyes, and there was even a hint of murderous intent.
Dongfang Bubai's expression on the side wasn't much better.
After all, although Zhu Wushi's move was aimed at Yihua Palace, he undoubtedly also took himself and the Sun and Moon Sect into account.
For Dongfang Bubai, this makes no difference if he directly targets her Sun Moon Sect.
Immediately, Dongfang Bubai glanced at Yao Yue and said, "I don't know. There is an old grudge between your Yihua Palace and Zhu Wusi."
Having been together for such a long time, Yao Yue knew exactly what Dongfang Bubai meant.
After a few breaths of silence, Yao Yue said in a cold voice: "Three months ago, Zhu Wusi sent people to my Yihua Palace, wanting to cooperate with Yihua Palace."
Qu Feiyan asked with a gossipy look on her face, "What does he want to cooperate with?"
Yao Yue said calmly: "I don't know. At that time, the people sent by Zhu Wusi were thrown out directly."
Qu Feiyan: “…”
In response to what Yao Yue said, Qu Feiyan grinned, but when his eyes fell on Yao Yue, he felt it was natural.
After all, considering Yao Yue's style of doing things, there's nothing strange about this kind of thing.
After a while, Yao Yue sneered, "Oh, but since you dare to focus your attention on my Yihua Palace, you are quite courageous."
Looking at Yao Yue's reaction at this moment, Chu Qinghe shook his head slightly.
"It's better to be careful! Zhu Wusi is not an ordinary person."
Qu Feiyan looked at Chu Qinghe and said, "Sir, do you also know this Zhu Wusi?"
Zhu Wusi's ability to rise from an unpopular and impoverished prince to a master at the level of a grandmaster, and to have founded the Hulong Villa, which is very famous, is beyond doubt.
Moreover, the court is different from the underworld. When it comes to intrigue, it is even more intense than in the underworld.
Being able to step by step reach the current level of control over the court, one can imagine how cunning and means Zhu Wusi has.
In terms of cleverness, I’m afraid that even Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue combined don’t have as many tricks as Zhu Wusi alone.
If the two women were too careless, they would inevitably suffer a great loss.
After hearing what Chu Qinghe said, Yao Yue and Dongfang Bubai nodded slightly.
Seeing this, Chu Qinghe said no more.
Dongfang Bubai and Yaoyue are both smart people, so it's enough to just say the right things when necessary.
As for the rest, Yaoyue and Dongfang Bubai will naturally take care of it.
Chu Qinghe's cultivation has now reached the acquired perfection realm, so why does he have to worry about that master at the grandmaster level?
After a while, Qu Feiyan looked at Chu Qinghe and said, "I wonder if the two old men from yesterday are still in the city?"
Chu Qinghe said lazily, "So what? Since he asked a child to deliver the letter, it's obvious that he doesn't want to show up and cause trouble. Why are you bothering about it?"
After saying this, Chu Qinghe paused and sighed again.
"But although I received the message, I still owe you a favor, and I don't know how I will repay it in the future."
Qu Feiyan was stunned and asked, "Sir, are you worried that those two old men have other intentions?"
After glancing at Qu Feiyan, Chu Qinghe said slowly: "What else ? Do you think everyone is a living Bodhisattva?"
Things like pie falling from the sky, just think about it.
If it really exists, this kind of pie falling from the sky will often kill people.
…
afternoon.
As the sun gradually faded, Qu Feiyan, who had been basking in the sun for more than an hour and felt lazy all over, pulled Xiao Zhao, who didn't even open his eyes, towards the kitchen to start preparing dinner.
After the photosynthesis was completed, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue also practiced in this courtyard.
After all, Dongfang Bubai's cultivation is not yet completely stable, and Yao Yue is thinking about the wine made from the Nine-Leaf Nine-Heart Grass.
In addition to the pressure the two women felt from each other, Mu Yang did not waste time sitting quietly with Chu Qinghe like they did in the past.
Only Chu Qinghe was sitting on the stone bench with one hand on his cheek, sometimes looking at Dongfang Bubai, sometimes looking at Yao Yue. As the wine went into his stomach and turned into slow warmth, his thoughts gradually became empty, and he was looking forward to what the two maids in the kitchen would cook for dinner.
However, at this moment, there was another knock on the door.
As the voice reached their ears, Dongfang Bubai and Yao Yue, who were practicing, both raised their heads slightly.
Chu Qinghe, who was sitting in the courtyard, was also slightly surprised at this moment.
The next moment, Qu Feiyan's head popped out from the kitchen.
"Did someone knock on the door again?"
Hearing this, Chu Qinghe said "hmm" softly.
Seeing this, Qu Feiyan raised her foot and walked outside.
As she walked, the little girl was still mumbling to herself.
After a while, as he walked to the door of the front yard, Qu Feiyan first leaned on the wall and looked outside.
Just as the little girl poked her head out from the wall, several pairs of eyes fell on Qu Feiyan's head on the wall.
At the same time, Qu Feiyan also saw clearly the people at the door.
One of them was dressed in constable uniform.
The other six people were all wearing white long skirts and had lily-like buns on their hair. There were patterns like blue waves on the left side of their chests.
And each of them has a white veil on their face, making it impossible to see their true appearance.
Looking up at Qu Feiyan who was sticking her head out from the wall, the veiled woman at the head turned her head to look at the constable beside her and asked, "Is it her?"
In response to the woman's question, the constable beside her quickly raised his head and looked at Qu Feiyan carefully for a few times, then shook his head and said, "No, but the girl who came to the yamen that day was as pretty as this girl, and about the same age."
When Qu Feiyan heard the words of the constable at the door, his heart skipped a beat.
"Looking for Xiao Zhao?"
Here, after hearing the constable's response, the veiled woman looked up at Qu Feiyan who was lying on the wall and asked, "Little sister, do you have another girl of your age at home?"
Listening to the woman's question, Qu Feiyan quickly shook her head and said, "No, my master only has me as a maid."
As she spoke, Qu Feiyan didn't blush, her heart didn't beat, and she didn't even blink.
After listening to what Qu Feiyan said, the veiled woman at the door hesitated for a few breaths and then asked, "Then may I ask, little sister, if it would be convenient for us to go in and take a look?"
Qu Feiyan shook her head and said, "No, the master is not at home. I told you not to let anyone in. I'm sorry, sister!"
As he spoke, Qu Feiyan's face revealed an embarrassment, and his two big eyes were looking at the veiled woman, his eyes were full of innocence.
Coupled with Qu Feiyan's cute and pretty appearance, one can tell at first glance that such a cute girl would definitely not lie.
The acting is absolutely top notch.
Seeing this, the veiled woman paused, then took a portrait from someone nearby, opened it, and asked Qu Feiyan, "Have you ever seen such a person before?"
Qu Feiyan turned her head and glanced at the portrait.
That ugly and familiar face, who else could it be but Tian Boguang?
After taking her eyes off the portrait, Qu Feiyan said, "Hey, I've never seen such an ugly person. Sister, please put the portrait away quickly!"
As he spoke, there was no trace of disgust on Qu Feiyan's face.
Seeing Qu Feiyan's expression, the veiled woman at the door handed the portrait to the person next to her, then nodded to Qu Feiyan and said, "In that case, sister will not bother you any more."
Qu Feiyan smiled and waved her hand, saying, "Goodbye, sisters."
It was not until he watched the women walk away and reach another house opposite that Qu Feiyan retracted his head, jumped off the wall, and trotted back to the yard.
As soon as they entered the inner courtyard, Qu Feiyan spoke quickly, "It's not good. A few people just came to look for Xiao Zhao, and now they are searching every house in the city."
Listening to Qu Feiyan's words, everyone in the yard turned their eyes to Qu Feiyan.
Xiao Zhao heard the sound and came out from the kitchen.
Seeing Xiao Zhao, Qu Feiyan quickly asked, "Did you offend anyone before?"
Hearing this, Xiao Zhao said in bewilderment: "No!"
Qu Feiyan asked in confusion: "Then why was there someone going door to door looking for you just now? And with a constable beside him?"
After hearing this, Xiao Zhao's face showed more doubt than reduction.
Chu Qinghe said: "No hurry, speak slowly!"
Afterwards, Qu Feiyan recounted everything that had just happened.
Listening to Qu Feiyan's description of the clothes those people were wearing, Dongfang Bubai suddenly asked, "You just said that those people were all wearing veils, and the pattern on their chests was a blue water wave?"
Qu Feiyan nodded and asked, "Sister Dongfang, do you know who the other party is?"
Dongfang Bubai nodded slightly, then said, "It should be someone from the Shenshui Palace."
Yao Yue also spoke up at this time: "In the Ming Empire, the only one that dresses and has such logos is the top power Shenshui Palace in the north on Changbai Mountain."
Qu Feiyan was surprised and asked, "Shenshui Palace? Why are people from Shenshui Palace looking for Xiao Zhao?"
At this time, Chu Qinghe said, "You just said that those people from the Shenshui Palace had a constable with them?"
Qu Feiyan nodded like a chick pecking at rice.
Chu Qinghe continued: "Tell me about the appearance of that constable."
Qu Feiyan: "Let me think about it!"
After thinking for a few moments, Qu Feiyan said, "He looks to be more than six feet tall but less than seven feet tall, about thirty years old, with a square face and a long, narrow scar on the left side of his face."
After Qu Feiyan finished her description, Chu Qinghe looked at Xiao Zhao and asked, "Do you have any impression of such a person?"
Xiao Zhao thought quickly in his mind and nodded, "Yesterday when I went to the government office to collect the reward for Tian Boguang's body, I saw such a constable, and he was exactly the same as Feiyan's description."
As soon as these words came out, Qu Feiyan knew what Chu Qinghe meant, and immediately said, "So, those people just now were not coming for Xiao Zhao, but for Tian Boguang?"
But the next moment, Qu Feiyan muttered again: "But this is not right! Since those people from Shenshui Palace are accompanied by constables, they naturally know that Tian Boguang is dead. It is impossible that they are coming for Tian Boguang. That is strange."
Chu Qinghe said calmly: "Who knows?"
As he spoke, Chu Qinghe couldn't help but admire Tian Boguang's courage.
A third-rate fellow who is not even at the Innate Realm actually dares to focus on a top force like the Shenshui Palace.
Moreover, as a flower thief, Chu Qinghe estimated that Tian Boguang had not only caused trouble to the disciples of Shenshui Palace, but also caused other troubles.
Otherwise, it would be impossible for the Shenshui Palace to chase Tian Boguang from the north all the way to the west.
But now the information is limited, even Chu Qinghe cannot accurately deduce the reason, let alone the other women?
Therefore, after shaking his head, Chu Qinghe said, "Xiao Zhao should not go out these days. Let's wait until the disciples of the Shenshui Palace leave!"
Xiao Zhao nodded obediently and said, "Xiao Zhao understands."
As he spoke, Xiao Zhao's face unconsciously showed a hint of depression.
